Nigel Bruce
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William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953), best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes). Bruce is also remembered for his roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion.
Known for
Four Star Playhouse
Col. Mournay
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Doctor Watson
Rebecca
Major Giles Lacy
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
Limelight
Postant
Becky Sharp
Joseph Sedley
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
Terror by Night
Dr. John H. Watson
The Spider Woman
Dr. John H. Watson
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
Pursuit to Algiers
Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Doctor Watson
The Pearl of Death
Dr. John Watson
The Scarlet Claw
Doctor Watson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Thurber
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Doctor Watson
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
The Blue Bird
Mr. Luxury
Forever and a Day
Major Garrow
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Prince of Wales
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
The House of Fear
Dr. John Watson
Crazy House
Dr. Watson
She
Horace Holly
Kidnapped
Neil MacDonald
Julia Misbehaves
Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
World for Ransom
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
The Exile
Sir Edward Hyde
The Rains Came
Lord Albert Esketh
Under Two Flags
Capt. Menzies
Eagle Squadron
McKinnon
Roxie Hart
E. Clay Benham
Lillian Russell
William Gilbert
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Willie Winton
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dr. Tuttle
The Corn Is Green
The Squire
Suez
Sir Malcolm Cameron
Journey for Margaret
Herbert V. Allison
The Chocolate Soldier
Bernard Fischer
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
The White Angel
Dr. West
This Above All
Ramsbottom
Play Girl
William McDonald Vincent
A Dispatch from Reuters
Sir Randolph Persham
Jalna
Maurice Vaughn
Stand Up and Cheer!
Eustis Dinwiddle
Bwana Devil
Dr. Angus McLean
Murder in Trinidad
Bertram Lynch
Hudson's Bay
Prince Rupert
Hong Kong
Lighton
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Ivan
Birds of Prey
Major Fothergill
Escape!
Constable at Vicarage
Gypsy Wildcat
High Sheriff
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
This Woman Is Mine
Duncan MacDougall
The Calendar
Lord Willie Panniford
Springtime for Henry
Johnny Jewlliwell
Susan and God
'Hutchie'
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
The Squeaker
Collie
Adventure in Diamonds
Col. J.W. Lansfield
Vendetta
Sir Thomas Nevil
The Lady Is Willing
Welton
Free and Easy
Florian Clemington
Thunder in the City
Duke Of Glenavon
Lord Camber's Ladies
Lord Camber
Coming Out Party
Troon
The Midshipmaid
Maj. Spink
Follow Your Heart
Henri Forrester
I Was a Spy
Scottie
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson (archive footage)
The Man I Marry
Robert Hartley
Red Aces
Kinsfeather
Channel Crossing
Nigel Guthrie